Comparison

Virtual Dashboard vs Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Virtual Dashboard

Create custom dashboards using your device's sensors to display speed, altitude, and more. Navigate with a map featuring route planning, points of interest, and breadcrumb tracking. Customize units, themes, and map views for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable sensor gauges
  • Speedometer and odometer
  • GPS and barometric altimeter
  • Artificial horizon
  • Navigational map with overlays
  • Route planning and ETA
  • Points of interest search
Features
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Bring your iPhone and iPad's sensors to life on Virtual Dashboard. Arrange a variety of different gauges to create your own custom dashboards. You can choose from: ○ Speedometer (with peak hold) ○ Odometer (distance travelled, resettable) ○ GPS Altimeter (absolute altitude) ○ Barometric Altimeter (relative altitude) ○ Accelerometer (with peak hold) ○ Artificial Horizon (pitch and roll) ○ Compass (with magnetic heading and true track indicator) ○ Elapsed time (with average speed) Swipe to display a navigational map with resizable gauge overlays. You can select from road, bike, nautical chart, satellite, topographic, and survey (blank) modes.  The map shows your current coordinates, track, and heading, and drops breadcrumb markers as you travel. Tap to set a destination and the map displays your distance, bearing, direction to steer, and ETA to the destination. Search the map for points of interest or street addresses. Customize your units, map features, and gauge behavior. Select from one of the many available themes (theme requires in-app purchase). Connect your external MFI GPS device and see faster updates. We currently support the Bad Elf GPS units.

About

Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker

This app provides accurate digital speedometer data with a beautiful interface and customizable HUD views. Track your trips, view statistics like average and top speed, distance, and duration. It also offers altitude and speed unit toggles.

Highlights
  • Digital speedometer display
  • HUD and Side HUD views
  • Trip recording and history
  • Average and top speed tracking
  • Distance and duration metrics
  • Altitude and speed unit toggles
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Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker lets you see accurate speedometer data. Features: - Beautiful speedometer view - HUD view - Side HUD views - Record trips - View trip stats/history - Average speed - Top speed - Distance - Duration - Altitude (ft / m toggle) - mph / km/h toggle View a beautiful speedometer and keep track of your speed whilst viewing various stats - or choose to use the minimal HUD views. If you have any questions or feedback, I'm all ears. Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker was created by an individual in his free time, and I’d love to know what you think. I’m available through Twitter @elohohel & Mastodon @elohohel@mastodon.social. Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ A subscription / purchase is required to continue using the speedometer view.

Screenshots

Virtual Dashboard4 screens
Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Virtual Dashboard at none against Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker's shown. Virtual Dashboard also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 11). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Virtual Dashboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Virtual Dashboard against 4.5 for Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker has 58 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Virtual Dashboard versus Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual DashboardSpeedometer Speed MPH Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11 ratings)4.5 (58 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1158 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevinnovate, LLCRihab Mehboob

Customer experience

Virtual Dashboard

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker

All ratings58 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Virtual Dashboard

One-time2
  • Donate for Development$0.99
  • Unlock All Themes$2.99
3 purchases

Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Speedometer 1 Week$4.997 Days
  • Speedometer 1 Year3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Speedometer Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Virtual Dashboard free?
Virtual Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker free?
Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Dashboard or Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker?
Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker is rated higher. Virtual Dashboard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker averages 4.5 from 58 ratings.
Do Virtual Dashboard or Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker have ads?
Speedometer Speed MPH Tracker shows ads; Virtual Dashboard does not.

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